CA2873691C - Electro plating device - Google Patents

Electro plating device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CA2873691C
CA2873691C CA2873691A CA2873691A CA2873691C CA 2873691 C CA2873691 C CA 2873691C CA 2873691 A CA2873691 A CA 2873691A CA 2873691 A CA2873691 A CA 2873691A CA 2873691 C CA2873691 C CA 2873691C
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
pipe
plating solution
nozzles
pipe end
steel pipe
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
CA2873691A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2873691A1 (en
Inventor
Masanari Kimoto
Kazuya Ishii
Tatsuya Yamamoto
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS
Nippon Steel Corp
Original Assignee
Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp filed Critical Vallourec Oil and Gas France SAS
Publication of CA2873691A1 publication Critical patent/CA2873691A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2873691C publication Critical patent/CA2873691C/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D7/00Electroplating characterised by the article coated
    • C25D7/04Tubes; Rings; Hollow bodies
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D17/00Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells for electrolytic coating
    • C25D17/10Electrodes, e.g. composition, counter electrode
    • C25D17/12Shape or form
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D5/00Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
    • C25D5/02Electroplating of selected surface areas
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D5/00Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
    • C25D5/02Electroplating of selected surface areas
    • C25D5/022Electroplating of selected surface areas using masking means
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D5/00Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
    • C25D5/08Electroplating with moving electrolyte e.g. jet electroplating
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D5/00Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
    • C25D5/60Electroplating characterised by the structure or texture of the layers
    • C25D5/605Surface topography of the layers, e.g. rough, dendritic or nodular layers
    • C25D5/611Smooth layers
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25DPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25D5/00Electroplating characterised by the process; Pretreatment or after-treatment of workpieces
    • C25D5/627Electroplating characterised by the visual appearance of the layers, e.g. colour, brightness or mat appearance

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Electroplating Methods And Accessories (AREA)
  • Coating Apparatus (AREA)

Abstract

An electro plating device includes a pipe inside seal mechanism which occludes an inner channel of a steel pipe,a tubular insoluble electrode which is disposed in a pipe end so as to be opposite to a female screw, a plating solution feed mechanism which includes a plurality of nozzles which extend radially with a pipe axis of the steel pipe as a center, and a pipe end seal mechanism which accommodates the nozzles thereinside and is mounted to the pipe end, when viewed in the pipe axial direction, a tip of each of the nozzles is positioned between the female screw and the insoluble electrode, and each of the nozzles injects the plating solution toward a direction which intersects an extension direction of the nozzle, the direction being a rotational direction of a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis is the center.

Description

ELECTRO PLATING DEVICE
[Technical Field]
[0001]
The present invention relates to an electro plating device which forms an electro plating layer on a surface of a female screw carved on an inner circumferential surface of a pipe end of a steel pipe.
[Background Art]
[0002]
In order to collect natural gas or crude oil from underground, a pit is dug toward a natural gas field or an oil field existing at several thousand meters from the ground surface to underground, and it is necessary to install a large transport pipe to the pit. In the transport pipe, a plurality of long steel pipes (so-called oil-well pipes) are connected to each other in a line. In recent years, in the viewpoint of productivity improvement, a need for a screw joint (so-called integral joint) for a steel pipe capable of directly connecting the oil-well pipes without using a coupling is increasing. The oil-well pipe having a male screw formed on an outer circumferential surface of one pipe end and a female screw formed on an inner circumferential surface of the other pipe end is used as the integral joint. That is, the integral joint includes the male screw (pin) which is spirally carved on the outer circumferential surface of one pipe end of the oil-well pipe, and the female screw (box) which is spirally carved on the inner circumferential surface of one pipe end of the other oil-well pipe connected to the oil-well pipe.
[0003]
Conventionally, when the oil-well pipes are secured to each other, in order to prevent seizure of the joint portion, lubricating oil (API dope) including heavy metals such as Pb is applied to at least one of the male screw and the female screw of the oil-well pipe. On the other hand, in a region in which use of the API dope is limited under a severe environmental regulation, environment protective lubricating oil (green dope) not including heavy metals may be used. Since lubricity of the green dope is worse than that of the API dope, the seizure easily occurs in the joint portion.
Thereby, when the green dope is used as the lubricating oil, in order to compensate for lack of the lubricity of the green dope and prevent occurrence of the seizure, it is preferable that an electro plating layer such as copper be formed on at least one surface of the male screw and the female screw carved on the pipe end of the oil-well pipe.
[0004]
For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a device is disclosed which forms an electro plating layer on a surface of a male screw (pin) carved on one pipe end of the oil-well pipe, that is, on an outer circumferential surface of one pipe end of the oil-well pipe.
[Prior Art Document]
[Patent Document]
[0005]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Examined Patent Application, Second Publication No. S63-6637 [Disclosure of the Invention]
[Problem that the Invention is to solve]
[0006]

When a coupling is used as a joint element, an electro plating layer is formed on a surface of a female screw carved on an inner circumferential surface of the coupling, and thus, reliability (seizure resistance) of a joint portion is improved. Also in an integral joint, in order to obtain the similar reliability, it is preferable that an electro plating layer be formed on a surface of a female screw (box) carved on an inner circumferential surface of one pipe end of an oil-well pipe.
[0007]
In general, when the electro plating layer is formed, bubbles of hydrogen or oxygen are generated concurrently with the electro plating layer. As described in Patent Document 1, when the electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the male screw carved on the outer circumferential surface of the steel pipe, since bubbles are rapidly separated from the surface of the male screw, there is no problem.
However, when the electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw carved on the inner circumferential surface of the steel pipe, since separation of the bubbles is impeded due to an inner wall of the steel pipe, particularly, the bubbles easily remain in grooves of the female screw. The residual portion of the bubbles becomes an unplated region and becomes the cause which decreases seizure resistance of the joint portion.
[0008]
The present invention is made in consideration of the above-described circumstance, and an object thereof is to provide an electro plating device capable of forming a uniform electro plating layer without an unplated region on the surface of the female screw carved on the inner circumferential surface of the pipe end of the steel pipe.
[Means for Solving the Problems]

=
[0009]
The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the related object. That is, (1) According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electro plating device which forms an electro plating layer on a surface of a female screw carved on an inner circumferential surface of a pipe end of a steel pipe, including: a pipe inside seal mechanism which occludes an inner channel of the steel pipe at a position distanced from the female screw in a pipe axial direction of the steel pipe; a tubular insoluble electrode which is disposed in the pipe end so as to be opposite to the female screw; a plating solution feed mechanism which includes a plurality of nozzles which extend radially with a pipe axis of the steel pipe as a center and is disposed outside the pipe end; and a pipe end seal mechanism which accommodates the nozzles thereinside and is mounted to the pipe end in a state where the pipe end seal mechanism closely contacts an outer circumferential surface of the pipe end, and when viewed in the pipe axial direction, a tip of each of the nozzles is positioned between the female screw and the insoluble electrode, and each of the nozzles injects the plating solution from an injection port formed on the tip toward a direction which intersects an extension direction of the nozzle, the direction being a rotational direction of a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis is the center.
[0010]
(2) In the electro plating device according to (1), each of the nozzles may be perpendicular to the pipe axial direction or be inclined toward the pipe end side.
[0011]
(3) In the electro plating device according to (1), each of the nozzles may be perpendicular to the pipe axial direction, and each of the nozzles may inject the plating solution in a reference direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction and the extension direction when viewed in the extension direction of the nozzle or inject the plating solution in a direction which is inclined from the reference direction to the pipe end side.
[0012]
(4) In the electro plating device according to any one of (1) to (3), the plating solution feed mechanism may include three nozzles.
[0013]
(5) In the electro plating device according to any one of (1) to (4), the pipe end seal mechanism may further include: a discharging port for discharging a used plating solution; and a liquid discharge promotion mechanism for promoting discharging of the used plating solution.
[0014]
(6) In the electro plating device according to (5), the liquid discharge promotion mechanism may be an atmosphere opening portion which is disposed at a position above the steel pipe in the pipe end seal mechanism.
[Effects of the Invention]
[0015]
According to the above-described aspects, a uniform electro plating layer can be formed without an unplated region on the surface of the female screw carved on the inner circumferential surface of the pipe end of the steel pipe.
[Brief Description of the Drawing]
[0016]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view conceptually showing a configuration of an =
=
electro plating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 (a view when viewed in a pipe axial direction of a steel pipe 0).
FIG. 3 is a view when a plating solution feed mechanism 7 in modification example is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0.
FIG. 4 is a cross-section view taken along line B-B of FIG. 3 (a view when viewed in a pipe axial direction of a steel pipe 0).
FIG. 5 is a view when a plating solution injection nozzle 7a is viewed in an extension direction R11 thereof [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]
[0017]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to drawings or the like.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view conceptually showing a configuration of an electro plating device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0018]
As shown in FIG 1, the electro plating device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device which forms an electro plating layer on a surface of a female screw Ob spirally carved on an inner circumferential surface of one pipe end Oa of a cylindrical steel pipe 0. In FIG. 1, a state where the steel pipe 0 is disposed approximately horizontally is exemplified. In descriptions below, a case where the steel pipe 0 is a long seamless oil-well pipe is exemplified. Moreover, a reference numeral AX in the drawing indicates a pipe axis (central axis) of the steel pipe 0.
[0019]

=
The electro plating device 1 includes a pipe inside seal mechanism 2, a pipe end seal mechanism 3, an insoluble electrode 4, and a plating solution feed mechanism 5. Hereinafter, the details of each component of the electro plating device 1 will be described sequentially.
[0020]
[Pipe Inside Seal Mechanism 2]
The pipe inside seal mechanism 2 is disposed at a predetermined position Oc inside in a pipe axial direction (a direction along the pipe axis AX in FIG.
1) of the steel pipe 0 from a female screw Ob of the steel pipe 0. The pipe inside seal mechanism 2 contacts the steel pipe 0 in a sealing state at the predetermined position Oc. In other words, the pipe inside seal mechanism 2 occludes an inner channel of the steel pipe 0 at the predetermined position Oc.
[0021]
For example, as the pipe inside seal mechanism 2, a hex plug which is used in piping work may be used. As is well known, the hex plug has a structure which occludes an inner channel of a tubular member by inserting a rubber ring between two plates and expanding the diameter of the rubber ring. Moreover, the pipe inside seal mechanism 2 is not limited to the hex plug and may be any device if having a structure capable of occluding the inner channel of the steel pipe 0.
[0022]
Since the pipe inside seal mechanism 2 is well known by a person skilled in the art, further descriptions with respect to the pipe inside seal mechanism 2 are omitted.
[0023]
[Pipe End Seal Mechanism 3]

=
=
The pipe end seal mechanism 3 includes a tubular main body 3a which accommodates plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc included in the plating solution feed mechanism 5 described below thereinside and includes an inner surface shape which can be mounted in a state where the main body 3a closely contacts an outer circumferential surface and an end surface of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0.
[0024]
The pipe end seal mechanism 3 is mounted to the pipe end Oa in the state where the main body 3a closely contacts the outer circumferential surface and the end surface of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0, and thus, the pipe end seal mechanism 3 seals the inside of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0 along with the pipe inside seal mechanism 2.
[0025]
A liquid discharge port 3c and a liquid discharge promotion mechanism 3b are disposed in the main body 3a of the pipe end seal mechanism 3.
The liquid discharge port 3c discharges plating solution after the plating solution is used for formation of the electro plating layer, and is disposed at a position lower than the steel pipe 0 when the pipe end seal mechanism 3 is mounted to the steel pipe 0.
[0026]
The liquid discharge promotion mechanism 3b promotes discharging of used plating solution. The liquid discharge promotion mechanism 3b is not limited to a specific type if it can promote the discharging of the plating solution, and as shown in FIG. 1, is preferably an atmosphere opening port 3b which is disposed at a position above the steel pipe 0 in the pipe end seal mechanism 3.
[0027]

A configuration may be adopted in which an electromagnetic valve (not shown) is disposed at the atmosphere opening port 3b and the atmosphere opening port 3b is opened and closed. Alternatively, a hose is mounted to the atmosphere opening port 3b, the hose is extended upward, and it may prevent the liquid from being blown outside the main body 3a by balancing pressure of liquid inserted by a pump and the weight of the liquid itself. Alternatively, the discharging of the used plating solution may be promoted by feeding compressed air from the atmosphere opening port 3b to the inner portion of the pipe end Oa, or the like.
[0028]
If the used plating solution is not rapidly discharged after the electro plating layer is formed, the electro plating layer may corrode and color of the layer may be changed. However, as described above, since the atmosphere opening port 3b is provided in the pipe end seal mechanism 3 and thus, the used plating solution is rapidly discharged, the change of color of the surface of the electro plating layer formed on the female screw Ob can be suppressed.
[0029]
[Insoluble Electrode 4]
The insoluble electrode 4 is a hollow cylindrical electrode (anode) for forming the electro plating layer on the female screw Ob and is disposed in the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0 so as to be opposite to the female screw Ob. It is preferable that the central axis of the insoluble electrode 4 be disposed so as to coincide with the pipe axis AX of the steel pipe 0. That is, when viewed in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, it is preferable that the steel pipe 0 and the insoluble electrode 4 have a concentric relationship. The insoluble electrode 4 is disposed in this way, and thus, an electro plating layer having high uniformity can be formed on the surface of the female screw Ob which is carved on the inner circumferential surface of the pipe end Oa.
[0030]
As the insoluble electrode 4, it is preferable that an electrode, in which an iridium oxide coating titanium plate or stainless steel plate, or the like is formed in a cylindrical shape, be used.
[0031]
An energizing bar 6 for energizing the insoluble electrode 4 penetrates the main body 3a of the pipe end seal mechanism 3 and is connected to the insoluble electrode 4. For example, a titanium bar, a stainless steel bar, or the like may be used as the energizing bar 6.
[0032]
If a potential difference is applied between the insoluble electrode 4 and the steel pipe 0 while the plating solution is supplied between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4 by the plating solution feed mechanism 5 described below, the electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw Ob.
[0033]
Since the insoluble electrode 4 is well known by a person skilled in the art, further descriptions with respect to the insoluble electrode 4 are omitted.
[0034]
[Plating Solution Feed Mechanism 5]
The plating solution feed mechanism 5 supplies the plating solution to the inside of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0 and is supported at a position outside the pipe end Oa by a supporting mechanism (not shown) which is provided on the pipe end seal mechanism 3.

Hereinafter, a configuration of the plating solution feed mechanism 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Moreover, FIG 2 is a cross-section view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 (that is, a view when is viewed outside of the steel pipe 0 from inside of the steel pipe 0 in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0).
[0035]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the plating solution feed mechanism 5 includes a plurality of (three as an example in the present embodiment) plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc which extend radially with the pipe axis AX of the steel pipe 0 as the center. As shown in FIG. 2, when viewed in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, tips (refer to reference numerals 5a-1, 5b-1, and 5c-1 in FIG 2) of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc are disposed between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4.
[0036]
In addition, when viewed in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc inject the plating solution from injection ports (refer to reference numerals 5d, 5e, and 5f in FIG. 2) formed on each tip of the nozzles toward directions which intersect extension directions (refer to reference numerals R1, R2, and R3 in FIG. 2) of the plating solution injection nozzles, the directions being rotational directions of a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center.
Hereinafter, the directions in which the plating solution is injected from the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc are referred to as plating solution injection directions (refer to reference numerals Si, S2, and S3 in FIG. 2).
Moreover, as described above, the respective plating solution injection =
=
directions Si, S2, and S3 may be set to the rotational direction of any one of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center. However, in order to suppress the occurrence of the unplated regions effectively, it is preferable that the respective plating solution injection directions Si, S2, and S3 are set to the same rotational direction of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction as a screw cutting direction of the female screw Ob.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 2, the extension direction R1 of the plating solution injection nozzle 5a intersects the plating solution injection direction Si.
However, both (R1 and S1) do not necessarily intersect each other in a state where both are perpendicular to each other. In other words, an intersection angle between the extension direction R1 of the plating solution injection nozzle 5a and the plating solution injection direction Si is not limited to 90 , and may be appropriately set according to the dimensions of the steel pipe 0 and the insoluble electrode 4 or the like so that a uniform electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw Ob.
A relationship between the extension direction R2 of the plating solution injection nozzle 5b and the plating solution injection direction S2 and a relationship between the extension direction R3 of the plating solution injection nozzle 5c and the plating solution injection direction S3 are similar to the above.
In addition, for example, when the screw cutting direction of the female screw Ob is the clockwise direction, it is preferable that all of the plating solution injection directions Si, S2, and S3 are set so as to face the rotational direction of the clocwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center.
Moreover, an angle between adjacent plating solution injection nozzles may be appropriately set according to the total number of the plating solution injection =
nozzles. For example, in the present embodiment, when the total number of the plating solution injection nozzles is 3, the angle between the adjacent plating solution injection nozzles may be set to 1200 .
[0038]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc are inclined toward the pipe end Oa side. In order words, the extension directions R1, R2, and R3 of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc are inclined with respect to the pipe axis AX of the steel pipe 0.
For example, it is preferable that an inclined angle (reference numeral al in FIG. 1) between the plating solution injection nozzle 5a (extension direction R1) and the pipe axis AX be appropriately set according to the dimensions of the steel pipe 0 and the insoluble electrode 4 or the like so that a uniform electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw Ob. According to examination conducted by the inventors, it was established that the electro plating layer having high uniformity was formed if the inclined angle al was set to a range equal to or more than 45 and less than 900 .
Moreover, the plating solution injection nozzle 5a (extension direction R1) may be perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0 (that is, inclined angle a 1 = 90 ). Also in this case, it was established that the electro plating layer having high uniformity was formed.
A relationship between the plating solution injection nozzle 5b and the pipe axis AX and a relationship between the plating solution injection nozzle 5c and the pipe axis AX are similar to the above.
[0039]

According to the electro plating device 1 of the present embodiment described above, the uniform electro plating layer can be formed without an unplated region on the surface of the female screw Ob carved on the inner circumferential surface of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0. Hereinafter, the reasons will be described.
[0040]
When the electro plating layer is formed on the screw surface of the steel pipe 0, a method which separates bubbles by applying a jet of the plating solution is generally known. For example, in the related art disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to apply the jet of the plating solution by increasing a supply amount of the plating solution.
[0041]
However, the plating surface is a surface of a screw and includes thread ridges and thread bottoms. Thereby, the jet is weak at thread bottoms while the jet is strong near the surfaces of thread ridges. Since hydrogen gas or oxygen gas generated when the electro plating layer is formed are minute bubbles, the bubbles accumulated in the thread bottoms are not separated from the thread bottoms until the minute bubbles are collected in the thread bottoms (grooves of the screw) and become large bubbles. The unplated region which really occurs is a small dot-like region. Moreover, the screw which is used for fastening members is formed in a three-dimensional spiral shape.
[0042]
As the method which separates minute bubbles from thread bottoms, the inventors found a method which feeds the plating solution by a spiral jet between the surface of the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4 by a plurality of, that is, two or more plating solution injection nozzles. However, when a single plating solution injection nozzle is used, sufficient jet effects cannot be obtained.
[0043]
Moreover, even when three plating solution injection nozzles are installed on the tips of the supply port, if the plating solution injection direction of each plating solution injection nozzle is not appropriate, a pressure balance between the plating solution injection nozzles cannot be appropriately adjusted, and sufficient jet effects cannot be obtained.
[0044]
Therefore, the plurality of plating solution injection nozzles are disposed at the supply port of the center of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0, and a uniform spiral jet can be obtained by adjusting the plating solution injection directions of each of the plating solution injection nozzles.
[0045]
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tips of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c are inclined to the pipe axis AX of the steel pipe 0 to be plated. It is preferable that three or more plating solution injection nozzles be provided. Moreover, it is preferable that the plating solution injection directions Si, S2, and S3 of the plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c be set so that the spiral jet is formed in the same rotational direction as the screw cutting direction of the surface of the female screw Ob to be plated.
[0046]
It is preferable that tips of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and Sc be positioned at the outside of the steel pipe 0 from the tip of the female screw Ob, that is, a tip 0a-1 of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0 so that bubbles are separated from the entire region of the surface of the female screw Ob.
[0047]

=
Moreover, it is preferable that the tip surfaces of respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c be positioned between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4 in a radial direction of the steel pipe 0.
[0048]
The tips of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c are linearly formed toward the female screw Ob. However, for example, a portion of the tip including the tip surface of each of the plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c may be inclined toward the outside in the radial direction of the steel pipe 0 according to the diameter of the steel pipe 0, the dimensions of the female screw Ob, or the like in order to increase uniformity of the spiral jet which is formed between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4. In addition, even in the case where a portion of the tip including the tip surface of each of the plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c is not inclined toward the outside in the radial direction of the steel pipe 0, when the steel pipe 0 which is electro-plated is changed, it is preferable that orientation directions (plating solution injection directions) of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 5a, 5b, and 5c be appropriately corrected according to the diameter of the steel pipe 0, the dimensions of the female screw Ob, or the like.
[0049]
As described above, in the electro plating device 1 of the present embodiment, since a uniform spiral jet can be formed between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4, the bubbles remaining on the thread bottoms of the female screw Ob can be effectively removed.
Therefore, according to the electro plating device 1 of the present embodiment, the uniform electro plating layer can be formed without an unplated region on the surface of the female screw Ob carved on the inner circumferential surface of the pipe end Oa of the steel pipe 0.
In addition, according to the electro plating device 1 of the present embodiment, since the atmosphere opening port 3b is provided in the pipe end seal mechanism 3 and thus, the used plating solution is rapidly discharged, the change of color of the surface of the electro plating layer formed on the female screw Ob can be suppressed.
[0050]
Moreover, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and there may be modification example below. For example, instead of the plating solution feed mechanism 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plating solution feed mechanism 7 including a configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be used. FIG.

is a view when the plating solution feed mechanism 7 in Modification Example is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0. FIG.
4 is a cross-section view taken along line B-B of FIG. 3 (that is, a view when is viewed outside of the steel pipe 0 from inside of the steel pipe 0 in a pipe axial direction of a steel pipe 0).
[0051]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plating solution feed mechanism 7 of Modification Example includes a plurality of (three as an example in the present embodiment) plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c which extend radially with the pipe axis AX of the steel pipe 0 as the center. As shown in FIG 4, when viewed in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, tips (refer to reference numerals 7a-1, 7b-1, and 7c-1 in FIG. 4) of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c are disposed between the female screw Ob and the insoluble electrode 4.
[0052]

In addition, when viewed in the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, the respective plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c inject the plating solution from injection ports (refer to reference numerals 7d, 7e, and 7f in FIG.4) formed on each tip of the nozzles toward directions which intersect extension directions (refer to reference numerals R11, R12, and R13 in FIG 4) of the plating solution injection nozzles, the directions being rotational directions of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center.
Hereinafter, the directions in which the plating solution is injected from the respective plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c are referred to as plating solution injection directions (refer to reference numerals S11, S12, and S13 in FIG.4).
Moreover, as described above, the respective plating solution injection directions S11, S12, and S13 may be set to the rotational direction of any one of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center. However, in order to suppress the occurrence of the unplated regions effectively, it is preferable that the respective plating solution injection directions S11, S12, and S13 are set to the same rotational direction of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction as the screw cutting direction of the female screw Ob.
[00531 As shown in FIG 4, the extension direction R11 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a intersects the plating solution injection direction S11.
However, both (Rll and S11) do not necessarily intersect each other in a state where both are perpendicular to each other. In other words, an intersection angle between the extension direction R11 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a and the plating solution injection direction Sll is not limited to 90 , and may be appropriately set according to the dimensions of the steel pipe 0 and the insoluble electrode 4 or the like I.
so that a uniform electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw Ob.
A relationship between the extension direction R12 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7b and the plating solution injection direction S12 and a relationship between the extension direction R13 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7c and the plating solution injection direction S13 are similar to the above.
In addition, for example, when the screw cutting direction of the female screw Ob is the right-handed rotation, it is preferable that all of the plating solution injection directions S11, S12, and S13 are set so as to face the rotational direction of the clockwise direction in which the pipe axis AX is the center.
Moreover, an angle between adjacent plating solution injection nozzles may be appropriately set according to the total number of the plating solution injection nozzles. As shown in FIG. 4, when the total number of the plating solution injection nozzles is 3, the angle between the adjacent plating solution injection nozzles may be set to 1200 .
[0054]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0, the respective plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c are perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0.
In other words, the extension directions R11, R12, and R13 of the respective plating solution injection nozzles 7a, 7b, and 7c are perpendicular to the pipe axial direction of the steel pipe 0.
In addition, for example, as shown in FIG 5, when viewed in the extension direction R11 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a, the plating solution injection nozzle 7a injects the plating solution toward the direction which is inclined from a reference direction V perpendicular to the pipe axial direction and the extension direction R11 to the pipe end Oa side.
That is, when viewed in the extension direction R11 of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a, the plating solution injection direction Sll of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a is inclined from the reference direction V to the pipe end Oa side.
[0055]
It is preferable that an inclined angle (reference numeral a2 in FIGS) between the plating solution injection direction Sll of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a and the reference direction V be appropriately set according to the dimensions of the steel pipe 0 and the insoluble electrode 4 or the like so that a uniform electro plating layer is formed on the surface of the female screw Ob. According to examination conducted by the inventors, it was established that uniform electro plating layer was formed without an unplated region if the inclined angle a2 was set to a range more than 0 and less than or equal to 45 (more preferably, a range more than 0 and less than or equal to 20 ).
In addition, the plating solution injection nozzle 7a may inject the plating solution in the reference direction V. In this case, the plating solution injection direction Sll of the plating solution injection nozzle 7a and the reference direction V
coincide with each other (that is, the inclined angle a2= 0 ). Also in this case, it was established that the electro plating layer having high uniformity was formed.
The plating solution injection nozzles 7b and 7c are also similar to the above.
[Example]
[0056]
Hereinafter, Examples of the present invention will be described.
A degreasing liquid (sodium hydroxide = 50 g/L), a Ni-strike bath (nickel chloride = 250 g/L and hydrochloric acid = 80 g/L), and a copper plating bath (copper =
sulfate = 250 g/L and sulfuric acid = 110 g/L) were prepared, and copper plating was performed by processes and conditions shown in Table 1 using the electro plating device 1 shown in FIG. 1.
[0057]
[Table 1]
Process Cathode Electrolytic Degreasing Ni-Strike Copper plating Treatment Bath Current Treatment Bath Current Treatment Bath Current Treatment Condition Temperature Density Time Temperature Density Time Temperature Density Time ( C) (A/dm2) (second) ( C) (A/dm2) (second) ( C) (A/dm2) (second) [0058]
By changing the plating solution injection nozzle type, the number of the plating solution injection nozzles, and the presence or absence of the atmosphere opening port, the presence or absence of an unplated region (Good: None, Normal:
Slight Occurrence, and Bad: Large Occurrence) and the presence or absence of the change of the color of the plated surface (Good: Absence and Bad: Presence) were examined. Results are shown in Table 2. In addition, in a column of a "nozzle type"
of Table 2, a separated type outside the pipe means a type (Comparatives 1 and 2) in which the plating solution injection nozzles are fixed to the main body of the pipe end seal mechanism individually and supplied the plating solution from the outside of the pipe via hoses individually. Additionally, in a column of a "nozzle type"
of Table 2, a common type inside the pipe means a type (Examples 1, 2, and 3) which uses the disposition of the plating solution injection nozzle shown in FIG. 1.
[0059]
[Table 2]
Classification Nozzle Type Number of Nozzle Upper Portion Unplating Change of Color Atmosphere of Surface Opening Port Comparative Separated Type 1 Absence Bad Bad Example 1 Outside Pipe Comparative Separated Type 3 Absence Bad Bad Example 2 Outside Pipe Example 1 Common Type 3 Presence Good Good Inside Pipe Example 2 Common Type 4 Presence Good Good Inside Pipe Example 3 Common Type 2 Presence Normal Good Inside Pipe [0060]
As shown in FIG. 2, when the plating solution injection nozzle was individually provided outside the pipe (Comparative Examples 1 and 2), even though the number of the plating solution injection nozzles was 3, a uniform spiral jet could not be obtained, and unplated regions occurred.
[0061]
On the other hand, when three or more plating solution injection nozzles were provided in common inside the pipe (Examples 1 and 2), it was understood that the unplated region did not occur. This was considered because bubbles remaining on the thread bottoms of the female screw were effectively removed by forming a uniform spiral jet between the female screw and the anode of the insoluble electrode.
[0062]
In addition, it was confirmed that the plating solution was rapidly discharged by providing the atmosphere opening port at the position of the upper portion of the pipe and the change of the color of the surface of the electro plating layer did not occur.
[0063]
Moreover, it was found that although the unplated regions slightly occurred in Example 3 (when the number of plating solution injection nozzles were two) of Table 2, it was level without problems, and removal effects of the bubbles were sufficient.
[0064]

As understood from the results, in order to prevent the unplated regions from occurring due to the staying of the oxygen gas generated from the anode at the time of plating, the method applying the jet is considered. It is effective in a case of a flat shape only by providing the plating solution injection nozzle outside the pipe.
However, in the spiral screw shape, bubbles stay on the thread bottoms and unplated regions occur. Even when the number of the plating solution injection nozzles is increased, a uniform jet is not obtained, and the unplated regions occur.
[0065]
On the other hand, if the plurality of, that is, two or more plating solution injection nozzles are provided in common inside the pipe, a uniform spiral jet can be formed between the female screw and the insoluble electrode, remaining bubbles on the thread bottoms are effectively removed, and occurrence of the unplated regions can be prevented. The number of the plating solution injection nozzles is preferably 3, and thus, occurrence of the unplated regions can be securely prevented. In addition, the plating solution is rapidly discharged by providing the atmosphere opening port, and the change of the color of the surface of the plated female screw does not occur.
[Description of Reference Numerals and Signs]
[0066]
0: steel pipe Oa: pipe end 0a-1: tip of pipe end Ob: female screw Oc: predetermined position 1: electro plating device 2: pipe inside seal mechanism _.

3: pipe end seal mechanism 3a: main body 3b: liquid discharge promotion mechanism (atmosphere opening port) 3c: liquid discharge port 4: insoluble electrode and 7: plating solution feed mechanism 5a, 5b, and 5c: plating solution injection nozzle 7a, 7b, and 7c: plating solution injection nozzle 5a-1, 5b-1, and 5c-1: tip of plating solution ejection nozzle 7a-1, 7b-1, 7c-1: tip of plating solution injection nozzle 6: energizing bar

Claims (6)

  1. [Claim 1]
    An electro plating device which forms an electro plating layer on a surface of a female screw carved on an inner circumferential surface of a pipe end of a steel pipe, the electro plating device comprising:
    a pipe inside seal mechanism which occludes an inner channel of the steel pipe at a position distanced from the female screw in a pipe axial direction of the steel pipe;
    a tubular insoluble electrode which is disposed in the pipe end so as to be opposite to the female screw;
    a plating solution feed mechanism which includes a plurality of nozzles which extend radially with a pipe axis of the steel pipe as a center, and is disposed outside the pipe end; and a pipe end seal mechanism which accommodates the nozzles thereinside and is mounted to the pipe end in a state where the pipe end seal mechanism closely contacts an outer circumferential surface of the pipe end, wherein when viewed in the pipe axial direction, a tip of each of the nozzles is positioned between the female screw and the insoluble electrode, and each of the nozzles injects the plating solution from an injection port formed on the tip toward a direction which intersects an extension direction of the nozzle, the direction being a rotational direction of a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in which the pipe axis is the center.
  2. [Claim 2]
    The electro plating device according to claim 1, wherein each of the nozzles is perpendicular to the pipe axial direction or is inclined toward the pipe end side.
  3. [Claim 3]
    The electro plating device according to claim 1, wherein each of the nozzles is perpendicular to the pipe axial direction, and each of the nozzles injects the plating solution in a reference direction perpendicular to the pipe axial direction and the extension direction when viewed in the extension direction of the nozzle or injects the plating solution in a direction which is inclined from the reference direction to the pipe end side.
  4. [Claim 4]
    The electro plating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plating solution feed mechanism includes three nozzles.
  5. [Claim 5]
    The electro plating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pipe end seal mechanism further includes:
    a discharging port for discharging a used plating solution; and a liquid discharge promotion mechanism for promoting discharging of the used plating solution.
  6. [Claim 6]
    The electro plating device according to claim 5, wherein the liquid discharge promotion mechanism is an atmosphere opening portion which is disposed at a position above the steel pipe in the pipe end seal mechanism.
CA2873691A 2012-07-02 2013-06-24 Electro plating device Active CA2873691C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2012148476 2012-07-02
JP2012-148476 2012-07-02
PCT/JP2013/067194 WO2014007090A1 (en) 2012-07-02 2013-06-24 Electroplating device

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA2873691A1 CA2873691A1 (en) 2014-01-09
CA2873691C true CA2873691C (en) 2016-10-11

Family

ID=49881848

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA2873691A Active CA2873691C (en) 2012-07-02 2013-06-24 Electro plating device

Country Status (15)

Country Link
US (1) US9790610B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2868777B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5699253B2 (en)
CN (1) CN104379819B (en)
AR (1) AR091612A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2013284698B2 (en)
BR (1) BR112014032167B8 (en)
CA (1) CA2873691C (en)
EA (1) EA027461B1 (en)
IN (1) IN2014DN09788A (en)
MX (1) MX353819B (en)
MY (1) MY186849A (en)
PL (1) PL2868777T3 (en)
UA (1) UA110181C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2014007090A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
MX2016007613A (en) * 2013-12-13 2016-09-09 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp Device for electroplating steel pipe.
US9610611B2 (en) 2014-02-12 2017-04-04 Baker Hughes Incorporated Method of lining an inner surface of a tubular and system for doing same
CN105256364A (en) * 2015-11-30 2016-01-20 成都市天目电子设备有限公司 Efficient plating device
RU2704778C1 (en) * 2016-03-03 2019-10-30 Ниппон Стил Корпорейшн Electrodeposition device
US11148327B2 (en) 2018-03-29 2021-10-19 Baker Hughes, A Ge Company, Llc Method for forming a mud motor stator
CN118326484B (en) * 2024-06-17 2024-08-09 山东新申昊智能装备有限公司 Electroplating device and electroplating method for corrosion-resistant layer of large-span seamless steel tube

Family Cites Families (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3673073A (en) * 1970-10-07 1972-06-27 Automation Ind Inc Apparatus for electroplating the interior of an elongated pipe
US3956096A (en) * 1973-03-23 1976-05-11 Electro-Coatings, Inc. Apparatus for plating aircraft cylinders
CH581200A5 (en) * 1974-04-27 1976-10-29 Bes Sa
JPS5948500U (en) * 1982-09-17 1984-03-30 アジアオプチカル株式会社 sco-practical
JPS59166694A (en) * 1983-03-10 1984-09-20 C Uyemura & Co Ltd Plating apparatus for tubular workpiece
JPS609893A (en) 1983-06-29 1985-01-18 Sumitomo Metal Ind Ltd Local automatic plating device
JPS61133387A (en) * 1984-11-30 1986-06-20 Tokuda Seisakusho Ltd Etching device
JPS61133397A (en) 1984-11-30 1986-06-20 Nippon Kokan Kk <Nkk> Plating device for pipe end
US5002649A (en) * 1988-03-28 1991-03-26 Sifco Industries, Inc. Selective stripping apparatus
US5620575A (en) * 1993-12-27 1997-04-15 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Composite plating apparatus and apparatus for dispersing air bubbles within a composite plating solution
KR101027489B1 (en) * 2002-07-18 2011-04-06 가부시키가이샤 에바라 세이사꾸쇼 Plating apparatus and plating method
JP4805141B2 (en) * 2003-03-11 2011-11-02 株式会社荏原製作所 Electroplating equipment
JP5329742B2 (en) * 2003-10-21 2013-10-30 エーデーカー リサーチ アクチェン ゲゼルシャフト Electrode device integrated with electrolyte supply unit for surface treatment of metal
JP4391894B2 (en) * 2004-06-16 2009-12-24 本田技研工業株式会社 Plating equipment
CA2568579A1 (en) * 2004-06-16 2005-12-29 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Plating apparatus
US20070221495A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2007-09-27 Applied Materials, Inc. Electropolish assisted electrochemical mechanical polishing apparatus
WO2007142747A2 (en) * 2006-04-21 2007-12-13 Sifco Selective Plating Selective plating system
CN201309972Y (en) * 2008-12-07 2009-09-16 曹新忠 Injector of electric plating solution
EA022794B1 (en) * 2010-08-31 2016-03-31 Ниппон Стил Энд Сумитомо Метал Корпорейшн Coating apparatus for applying a uv curable resin to a threaded end of a steel pipe
JP2012082450A (en) * 2010-10-07 2012-04-26 Teramikros Inc Plating device and plating method
CN102453934B (en) * 2012-01-16 2017-09-19 广东保迪环保电镀设备有限公司 Endoporus selective plating device
MX2016007613A (en) * 2013-12-13 2016-09-09 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp Device for electroplating steel pipe.

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AR091612A1 (en) 2015-02-18
PL2868777T3 (en) 2017-05-31
MX2014015994A (en) 2015-03-20
MX353819B (en) 2018-01-31
EP2868777A4 (en) 2016-02-24
BR112014032167B1 (en) 2021-10-19
US20150136590A1 (en) 2015-05-21
BR112014032167A2 (en) 2017-06-27
UA110181C2 (en) 2015-11-25
JPWO2014007090A1 (en) 2016-06-02
BR112014032167B8 (en) 2021-12-07
EA027461B1 (en) 2017-07-31
AU2013284698A1 (en) 2014-12-04
AU2013284698B2 (en) 2016-07-21
CA2873691A1 (en) 2014-01-09
EA201492225A1 (en) 2015-05-29
WO2014007090A1 (en) 2014-01-09
MY186849A (en) 2021-08-26
EP2868777A1 (en) 2015-05-06
JP5699253B2 (en) 2015-04-08
US9790610B2 (en) 2017-10-17
CN104379819A (en) 2015-02-25
IN2014DN09788A (en) 2015-07-31
CN104379819B (en) 2016-10-26
EP2868777B1 (en) 2016-10-05

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA2873691C (en) Electro plating device
JP6177350B2 (en) Steel pipe electroplating equipment
US20200318250A1 (en) Electroplating Apparatus
CN107937970A (en) New VCP lines copper-plated anode bag
OA17188A (en) Electroplating device.
CN211780225U (en) Plug-in type efficient mixing chemical agent injection system capable of being replaced on line
CN207847591U (en) A kind of anticorrosive protecting device of oil pipes
CN204898087U (en) Anticorrosive device of oil -field flooding pipeline inner wall
CN201136908Y (en) Anode chamber and anode assembly for electroplating on wafer
CN111076089A (en) Plug-in type efficient mixing chemical agent injection system capable of being replaced on line

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
EEER Examination request

Effective date: 20141113